Friday, December 30, 2011

Last post of the year!

Mish-mash of things. I wanted to show you my new favorite veggies, which I made for Christmas Eve dinner - Brussel sprouts, baked in the oven, with bacon bits, and Parmesan on top!

Mmmmm! I could eat those as meal, with nothing else. :o)

***I've also got my prize, from Carol Feller author of "Contemporary Irish Knits", which I won with your help, and my Dangan shawl.

It's two skeins of lovely Merino/Silk Singles from Hedgehog Fibers. And all those cute little things. The sheep made me laugh, so fitting. And although it's not true, I wont knit for coffee, I'd do it for tea.***This is my last pair of socks this year. It's made with Wandering Cat Yarns Alley Cat, colorway Painted Desert. I wanted to knit something mindless, and let the yarn do the talking. Didn't take time to block them, just steamed them. They went right on my feet after that.

pair # 18 are some every day socks for DD Hannah. She picked the yarn from my stash. It's Opal, and I've had it for quite a while. It was no fun knitting with this yarn. I didn't like it, how it looked in the ball, but knit up was O.K. The bad thing was, that it had coarse fiber sticking out throughout. I've never had that with commercial yarn before. It felt so rough. I couldn't get them off my needles fast enough.

My sister sent this bandana for Christmas. I've put it on Denny first, but he was rolling on the floor, to get it off. He hates things around his neck, unless it's the collar, when we go for a walk (and as soon as we are home, he's rolling on the floor ....). Happy was unhappy wearing it too, but was graciously letting me take a picture first, before I took it off.

There's nothing better than licking snow from a coat hanger. Who knew? Maggie and Denny are of one mind on this one.

Tulips in December! What a lovely sight. My son brought them home to decorate the Dining room for Christmas Eve dinner. There were white ones too.

A lot of fiber I'm looking forward to spinning in the new year. Those are FatCatKnits 2oz bundles in over 50 semi solid colors.

Oh, and of course for all the Denny lovers out there: He's most comfortable out in the cold, chewing a stick, like it's the coziest thing to do.

He also likes to fish for ice in the bucket, funny to watch, but boy that must be cold!

I also have new snow boots, since the old ones, which I had at least seven years, where totally destroyed by Denny last winter. I love them!

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Well, that's it for this year's blogging.Hopefully I'll be seeing you here next year!

Thanks for sharing all your wonderful spinning and knitting and puppies this last year. It's been a pleasure and an inspiration. May the coming year find you healthy, happy and fiberly satisfied.Happy New Year.Rebecca and Peggy

There is a lot of variety on this post: food, socks, spinning, flowers, dogs, boots! Seems like you are keeping busy! Happy New Year and I will make sure to be back for more reading in 2012! Lovely little socks!

I am so going to make those brussel sprouts this weekend. It will be my first time trying them since I was young. It has been a wonderful year reading your posts and seeing the pups. Of course I am one of the Denny-lovers ( I know it is that thing for bad boys). Happy New years to you and yours Monika!

The merino/silk yarn just glows! So pretty. The brussels sprouts look yummy. Nobody but me will eat them so I don't cook them but that recipe is tempting. I wouldn't knit for coffee either but I like tea too. Denny 'bobbing for ice' is hilarious! Happy New Year, Monika!

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2012!! Denny caught a big piece of ice and he and Maggie are so funny- who knew ice on a coat hanger was so good?? happy is a very well behaved and fashionable boy. Nice socks, sorry the second pair were scratchy. I love your unit full of wool!!!

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About Me

I live in Canada now, but I'm originally from Austria.
My White Shepherd Happy, and Denny the mutt, are my constant companions. Maggie is my sons dog, but she's with me most of the day. I have two grown kids too ;o) by the way.